"Nothing in the Hero Universe…Nothing in the Disney Heart Universe…nothing in the Demon Universe, oddly enough…" Peridot-2 scrolled through events. "Anything on your end?"
"Yeah, looks like a whole class in David's world got isekaied again." ZS said.
"Again? Man, this is getting out of hand. They should put up some safeguards or something." Emo spoke up. "I know a few anti-teleportation rune spells, just slap a few of them in a classroom and-"
"Don't bother. It's been happening so often that any safeguards on it wouldn't matter." David said.
"Any Yo-kai related problems?" Peridot-2 interrupted, annoyed.
"Oh. No, not yet." ZS replied. "But I'll keep looking."
"Well, we've collected plenty of Yo-kai." Double D said. "I suspect that any we haven't met are either in the Ghoulfather's clutches, or in hiding to avoid being noticed."
"Yeah…and I've been working the Crank-a-Kai to crank out as many as possible. But even that will stop eventually." Sunset said. "Eventually we will have to find out where the Yo-kai Alliance is based."
"Can't be too hard. Kelly's the key, I can feel it." Eddy said in confidence.
"Hmm…maybe we should start working on that." Mark proposed. "We can't track Kelly at the moment, but there might be another in: The Ghoulfather."
"How do you figure that?"
"Because, according to Tomnyan, he's made a physical appearance." Mark recalled. "He said something about a Cosmic Circus, right? Maybe they can give us a clue."
"Uh…I'm not so sure." Hope said. "The ringleader can be a little…much."
"We've dealt with much before. Heck, some of us are a bit much." Mark pointed out. "Besides, we'd have to talk to them eventually, regarding that funeral for Dennis. Might as well kill two birds with one stone. Unless anyone here has a better idea."
"Nope, none at all. Let's go see Cece." Hope said. "Is she still performing with the rest of the Circus in New World?"
"The Cosmic Circus is off that world for awhile. But we should be able to…" Jet said, before an alert rang out from the computer. "Huh…that's odd…there's some…massive dimensional distortion across multiple worlds."
"Oh, that's all we need right now…" Emo groaned. "Let me guess, Yamigedo's back from the dead and it's teamed up with Galeem and Darkhon?"
"No. It's like the worlds are blinking in and out of our multiverse." Jet said. "This is worth a….whale?" he said looking out the window as they all saw a massive purple whale flying outside.
"Oh hey, a Star Whale! I love those big guys!" Scarlet said. "The repopulation efforts are working like a charm, I see."
"Oh no… Scarlet, that's not a Star Whale!" Hope recognized. "It's Narwail!"
"Narwail?" Ajna asked.
"He's the Yo-kai that kept flipping between our multiverse and the real world." Jexi said. "I thought his name was different though."
"Yeah, we decided to rename him Narwail for future reference because his Japanese name was too freakin' long." Zephyr said.
"Oh, you've got to be kidding me. Not this thing again…" David said.
"I thought he was gone for good." Dan said.
The whale looked right at them before letting out a wail. "Hoge!" he cried out as the ship shook a bit before it stopped.
"Huh?" Jexi said, everyone looking over themselves. "We…we aren't all fleshly like last time."
"Yeah but…the multiverse navigation map is all messed up." Jet said. "It won't show the universes and worlds in them."
"Maybe we got zapped into another multiverse?" Frisk asked.
"You really think that's possible? I know Richard, Siege, Zeo and their teams can do it, but could it happen to us?" Twilight asked.
"Uh…guys…" Izuku said as they found themselves flying over a vast sea.
"Where the heck are we?!"
"Seems in this multiverse, it's all sea and all of the worlds are represented by islands and continents. I mean look." Sheer said as they saw a ship full of cat Yo-kai being lead by Jibanyan dressed as a pirate.
"Wow…he looks so good. It's been so long since I've dressed as Wondernyan." Jibanyan said.
"You wanna ask if he's got a spare you can trade for?" ZS asked the cat Yo-kai.
"Let's not give the locals a heart attack, okay?" Mark pointed out. "If this is a sea, chances are they've never seen a ship like this before."
"You're probably right. Wait this means…Narwail doesn't just go between two different dimensions anymore. He can cause people to go to any multiverse he desires." Yaoyorozu said.
"So why did he bring us here?" Noel asked.
"Probably so he could have the home court advantage. Look!" Kaibara directed.
Narwail was in sight in front of the Galaxy King, as he dived down off his cloud and splashed down into the water, swimming his way towards them.
Narwail
Boss Yo-kai
Slippery Tribe
"Looks like he's going for a ram. Brace yourselves!" Jet said as Narwail rammed into the side of their ship.
"With that thing shaking the ship, I can't concentrate." Simon said.
"Well get ready cause it's coming back for another strike!" Jet said as Narwail was coming back around.
"PUIM!" Simon chanted as he danced and summoned Kraken who dove up from underneath the water as it clamped onto Narwail with its head jaw.
"Nice one!" Jexi said.
"Hoge!" Narwail called out as Kraken vanished from thin air.
"What the?!" Simon said.
"Did he just destroy Kraken?" Klonoa asked.
"No…he sent it to another multiverse." Twilight said.
"She's right. Even though I still sense his connection to me, I can't call on him." Simon said.
"You likely can only call on the Infernals cause they all exist in the same multiverse as you." Sheer said. "If they aren't, it can't happen."
"So until we're back in our multiverse, Kraken is out of commission then." Magress said.
"If only there was a way we could…oh no!" Sunset said as Narwail cried out once more.
This time, the group found themselves back in the sky instead of the sea.
"Okay…where did he send us this time?" Natsu asked.
"Not sure. Let me check the map." Jet said. "Well…good news bad news. Good news, no longer in the sea, bad news, still not back home."
"So that's the whale you've all dealt with before?" Klonoa asked.
"Yeah, he was annoying then and he's still annoying now." David said.
"To think there's a Yo-kai that can send others into different multiverses." Lana said.
"When we first encountered it, it sent us into different worldplanes. We were pretty much sitting ducks back then." Sectonia said.
"Yeah. It kept switching us between our multiverse and the real world. Looks like his power's evolved." Aqua said.
"How did you all stop him the first time?" Hyde asked.
"The Yo-kai were a big help. So was another known as…" Sunset said as they heard something land on their front window. They saw a small koala-like creature outside. "Koalanyan?!"
Koalanyan
Charming Tribe
"Where did he….whoa! Look at this!" Pit said as they looked up to see a number of different land masses floating in the air.
"I get it now…this one…no planets exist, it's a vast sky with all of the worlds as giant floating islands." Jet said.
"Like the Sky Universe, only it's all of reality." Omnimon observed.
Koalanyan was struggling to stay on the window before Jexi flew out and grabbed the Yo-kai and brought him inside.
"You okay, little guy?" Mark asked the koala Yo-kai.
"Puku puku!" Koalanyan replied.
"You mentioned that this Yo-kai was a big help the last time you faced Narwail?" Double D asked Sunset.
"Yeah cause…he's got the same power as Narwail." Sunset said.
"What?!" Ash K said in surprise.
"Yep. And all it takes…is this." Hope said, tapping Koalanyan's nose as it lit up.
The Koala jumped onto the ground as he danced a bit before raising his arms as their surroundings suddenly changed.
They were soon in the Lanes Between.
"Whoa…looks like he brought us back to the Color-Verse." Jet said.
"So we finally have a way to fight back against Space Moby Dick." Emo said. "Does this mean no more Multiverse hopping?"
"Oh no, we're still going to be shifted. We can just get back on our own." Genis said.
"But now we have an advantage on Narwail." Yuri said.
"Hey…take a look at where we ended up!" Jexi said as they saw a floating circus right under them.
"The Cosmic Circus!" Hope said. "Koalanyan helped us get to where we wanted to go. Okay…we should land and get out on foot. We won't be able to fight back if we're stuck in the ship."
"He's right. Prepare for landing." Jet said as they landed the ship in the circus. As soon as they got out, they were greeted by two faces. The clowny Circus Style user Cece and the bell toting Bell Style user Ring.
"The Dimensional Heroes and Shining Hope Squad? Well this is a surprise." Cece said.
"Nice to see you too. Is Lacy still doing okay?" Hope asked.
"Oh yeah. Her act with Ella is still a crowd pleaser." Cece said. "Though…why do I get the feeling you folks aren't here to have fun?"
"I'm afraid not." Mark spoke up. "We have a bit of a whale problem."
Just then, Narwail emerged from the sky and swam down towards the group. "Hoge!"
"Oh boy…get ready for a ride, you two." Emo said to the two Color Fighters as the world around them shifted once more.
Treasure-Verse…
The group soon found themselves in an old temple as Narwail flew above.
"Well…you people always know how to make things exciting." Cece laughed. "Funny, our first time was inside a whale's belly and now we're fighting another one? Crazy."
(Cue- Monstrous Monstro- Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep)
"Ah, deja vu, am I right?" Eddy remarked. "Alright, where are we?"
"It appears to be an ancient temple. Somewhat Egyptian in architecture, as far as I can tell." Double D answered.
Narwail didn't wait long before charging at them.
"Well…this place is nice. But I prefer something with less…fish!" Ring said, swinging down a bell as the soundwave knocked the whale back.
"Huh, nice one." Scarlet complimented.
"Yeah. That's Ring Ding's little Bell style at work." Cece said.
"I told you to stop calling me that!" Ring said.
"Aw, you're having fun and you know it." Cece giggled as Narwail stared at them. "Aw come on, it was just a joke, tall, dark and slimy." she said as he swam at her. "Learn to gain a sense of humor!" she said as she smacked him with a large mallet.
"Huh, giant hammer. I think Ender has an attack like that." Mark said.
"Yeah. Surprisingly, the Circus and Cartoon styles are almost identical with their unpredictability." Ring said. "Though the latter is wilder since it alters reality around the user while the former only revolves around the user itself."
"Hang the explanations for now, I think Narwail's preparing another transport." Bardock said.
"Huh?! Who are you people?!" the group heard, turning around to see a group of treasure hunters, some of them looking familiar to the group.
"Heh…don't mind us. Just passing through." Jexi said.
"You might wanna get out of here in the next five seconds, though." Mark added.
"Huh? What happens in five-?"
"Hoge!" Narwail called out as reality shifted around the group once more, before they vanished before the hunters eyes.
"Oh. That's what happens. Alright, let's…wait…where did Jibanyan and Komasan go?"
Mega-Verse, Star Station…
"Matrix, could use some backup here!" Code Red yelled into his comm as he and Romeo ran across rooftops, being chased by a man whose skin was divided into the colors red, white, and blue, with an expression of pure anger on his face.
"Just hold on! Macao, Bora, and Butcher will be there in five minutes!" Matrix promised.
"I'm not sure we have five minutes!" Romeo yelled, the man gaining on them in a gaseous form.
"When I'm done with you two, they'll have to bury you in hazardous waste canisters!" the man yelled in rage.
"Guy's pretty smart. He's changing into gasses that can't be set on fire." Code Red said. "Hate to say it, but we could use a miracle."
Just then, a shining light seemingly burst into existence between the three, causing all of them to stop in shock. When the light dimmed down, the Color-Verse group were standing there.
"What the-?!" the man chasing them gawked.
"Huh?!" Romeo asked, suddenly seeing the Fairy Tail members, causing his eyes to widen. "Natsu? Lucy? Erza? And some of the others too!"
"Wait…holy moly, you're right!" Code Red agreed. "You guys…you're alive! We knew it! Butcher and Gruff didn't believe it, but we knew you weren't dead!"
"Wait, we're dead in this place?!" Natsu said.
"Not the time, Natsu." Happy said as Narwail roared in anger.
"So, you survived that overgrown lizard, huh?" the man chasing Code Red and Romeo asked. "Fine! If I kill you guys, it'll earn me some brownie points with Homelander! Have some polonium!"
"Uh, I don't think the whale behind us is going to give you the chance…" Mayumi said.
The tricolored man was about to attack with his poisonous element, but that was when Narwail decided to attack, lunging at everyone in sight with his mouth.
"MOVE!" Hope yelled to Code Red and MG!Romeo, everyone ducking out of the way, except for the elemental man.
"What the fu-?!" was all the man was able to say before Narwail chomped down, the supe disappearing in one bite.
"Well, that's the end of Malchemical. May he rest in pieces." Code Red snarked.
"At least Narwail got a good snack out of this." David said.
"Just what the heck is going on?" MG!Romeo asked.
"Oh…you know…rogue Yo-kai going on a rampage." Sunset said.
"Rogue what?" MG!Romeo asked in confusion. "Wait, that's secondary. Did you other guys rescue our guildmates somehow? Acnologia attacked Tenrou Island and…"
"I see, that explains it." Erza said. "It was during that time. Listen…has it been 7 years or some point in time since then?"
"Three years, why would…?" Code Red asked.
"Listen…Tenrou Island will return in 4 more years…maybe sooner. Point is, it will return." Erza said. "We are all alive."
"Really?! Wow, that's…that's amazing! You don't know how bad it's been since you guys vanished!" Code Red said. "Homelander destroyed the guildhall and got the remaining members and my crew labeled as terrorists for kidnapping his son. We've been working under Flux Foundation since then to lay low. It's been horrible!"
"I see…so that guy's been doing that to the guild huh?" Natsu said as he burned bright as Narwail was coming at them for another strike.
"Oh, this will be good." Shiki said joining beside him.
"You tell your Natsu all this. And he'll make sure…he grinds that guy to dust!" Natsu said as he and Shiki leapt at the Yo-kai. "Fire Dragon King's…"
"Magimech Attack…"
"Demolition Fist!"/"Gravity Fist!"
Both attacks landed on Narwail as it was sent plummeting into the ground.
"Gosh, I've missed this…Also, holy moly, Natsu's gotten even cooler!" Code Red gawked, having no idea Natsu had become so powerful.
"Wait, who is Homelander anyway?" ZS asked.
"I've heard of that name. He's supposed to be a hero but…I've heard he abuses the title." Izuku said.
"So basically Regime Superman jacked up to a thousand." David said.
"Regime Superman WISHES he was Homelander." Takeshi said.
"Uh…I'm not sure about that last part." Cap-P shivered. "I've heard stories about milk…"
Narwail was twitching as its body seemed to melt as it laid on the ground.
"So… did you guys win or..?" MG!Romeo asked.
"No…second phase." Jexi said as an arm rose up as Narwail had taking on a much more humanoid form as it laughed. "Been too long, Whaleman."
Whaleman
Boss Yo-kai
Mysterious Tribe
Whaleman laughed as it launched bubbles from its mouth. The group dodged as the bubbles made contact with a few civilians, turning them into fish.
"Watch out! Those bubbles will Fishi-fy you if they so much as touch you!" Hope warned Code Red and MG!Romeo.
"Then we won't let them touch us!" Code Red stated as he conjured a forcefield from his hands, blocking the bubbles from hitting him or MG!Romeo. "Romeo, let's give your guildmates a hand!"
"You read my mind!" MG!Romeo agreed as he leapt over the force field, purple fire igniting in his hands. "Purple Rain!"
The young mage fired out the flame like bullets, peppering Whaleman with them.
"That's right, keep your eyes on us, fish man!" Code Red said, conjuring two blasters from hard light and firing at the Yo-kai as well, wheels popping out of his heels to strafe and shoot at the same time.
While Whaleman was getting hammered by the two new heroes, the distraction caused the Hero Alliance to move in and strike, which came via a sword Slash from Adora to his chest and a kick from Lei.
Whaleman was growling in anger. "Hoge!" he cried out.
"Uh oh, ride's here." Ed stated.
"Romeo! Your versions of us will be back soon, promise!" Wendy said as the group soon disappeared.
"Well…that was eventful." Matrix said over the comm.
"Romeo! Joey!" a voice said as Macao made it to the roof, alongside Bora and Butcher. "Are you two okay?!"
"It's alright, dad. We're more than fine." Romeo said with a smile.
"Caught sight of some blubbery c*** on the way here." Butcher said. "Did it make a catch out of the periodic arsehole?"
"Yep. One less supe to worry about, though I wish we could've stuck him with the Anti-V." Code Red said, in a chipper tone. "Always like it when they realize their powers are gone."
"My, you sound a bit happier than this morning. Good news?" Bora asked.
"...Great news." Red replied.
Legend-Verse…
"Ugh, now where are we?" Makoto asked as everyone recovered from the ride.
"No clue." Jexi said as they stood in New York City. "Oh snap!" he said as Whaleman landed on the ground as he laughed.
Crowds were gathering as the group fought Whaleman in Times Square. One in particular looked at this in amazement.
"Whoa, okay… did not expect this." he said.
"After everything you've witnessed, you find a large-numbered group engaged in combat with a humanoid whale hybrid to be out of the ordinary?" a voice came from his head.
"Okay, that's fair." he said before catching sight of a familiar face fighting the monster whale. "Huh… is that…?"
"Ha!" Ajna called out as she clashed with Whaleman.
"Ajna?" he said.
Ajna jumped away from Whaleman's fist as she struck it with her axe before Qadira based it with her shield , followed by some cannon shot s from Baozhai. As Naga Rider went in for a Rider Kick, Whaleman grabbed him out of the air and threw him to the ground before he snatched up Kampan in his hand as he roared at the rest of the group.
"Let me go, you…!" Kampan called.
"Kampan! Hang on, I'll-!" Ajna called, about to intervene.
"Hey! Monstro!" a voice suddenly called out, bringing both parties to a halt.
(Cue: Invaders Must Die- The prodigy)
Walking up from the crowd was the young man witnessing the fight from its very start, and it looked like he had enough. He was 18 years old, having a pretty good-looking face with leveled down short black hair and silver eyes. His entire ensemble was black, except for his red Bluetooth wireless headphones. He had a black leader jacket on over a blackish grey t-shirt, accompanied by black pants, shoes, and gloves. Around his neck, he had a black leather choker.
While he was walking, red energy surged all over his body in the form of lightning, which turned the palms of his gloves, two lines on the inside of his jacket and the inside of his collar, and two vertical lines going up his t-shirt appeared, all turning the specific parts a crimson red. Even his eyes gained a reddish tint.
"Drop the girl and get the hell away from my other realm buddies!" he demanded.
Whaleman did so, dropping Kampan as he charged at the guy, two balls of water forming in his hands.
"You ready, Beat?" he asked, looking to his right shoulder as if looking at someone there while putting his headphones on, music already playing.
"Sit scriptor balaena quaedam calcitrare cauda (Let's kick some whale tail)!" Beat replied in Latin.
Whaleman attempted to strike with the orb only for the guy to grab his wrist. The energy coming off the young man surged onto the Yo-kai's arm, making him wince in pain. Just before the beat dropped, the young man smirked, his free arm suddenly transforming into a large Mechanical fist as he delivered a HUGE haymaker charged with energy, sending Whaleman flying back a couple feet and dealing some big damage, his chest sparking with energy.
Whaleman recovered and roared before sending a wave of bubbles.
"Don't let those touch you!" Ajna warned.
Hearing this, the young man manifested some Boot jets on his legs on his legs before blasting up into the air out of the bubbles range. He then generated a cannon on his right arm before firing rapid fire shots at Whaleman as he flew down and landed on the ground, the shots pelting the whale Yo-kai all the while.
The young man then manifested energy in both his arms before two new weapons constructed on his hands, dual wielding an Axe on his right arm and a spear grasped in his left. Whaleman charged in to attack, and the young man rolled out of the way before counter attacking, slashing Whaleman's chest with his axe arm before slamming his spear over the whale Yo-kai's head and thrusting it into the energy wound he gave it, making the Whale Yo-kai cry out in pain from the energy coursing through both weapons.
"Whoa. Who is that kid?" Baozhai said.
"The way he's using that axe and spear is similar to how you use yours, Ajna." Ace said. "Maybe he knows you in this Multiverse."
"Yeah…gotta be." Ajna said.
Whaleman was realizing he was going to lose if this kid kept fighting as he sounded out once more. "Hoge!"
"He's gonna change multiverses again!" Glimmer said.
"Notice: there is a distinct possibility this entity is making a retreat." Beat replied. "Reality warping energies suggest it has the power to traverse multiple dimensions."
"Well, you can help me travel the realms, can't you interfere somehow?" Chase asked.
"Can I?" Beat replied confidently, which the young man mistook as sarcasm.
"Can't-?" the young man questioned.
"Of course I can." Beat quickly replied as the young man's whole body emitted the same energy he was using before as large waves of it interfered with the reality warping energy Whaleman's call was putting out, canceling it out.
Whaleman looked at him in anger before it was turning a fuming red as it seemingly vanished.
"Huh? Where did…" the young said before he felt a strike to his stomach as he was sent into a building.
"Hey!" Ajna said before looking at Whaleman. "I dunno how that guy knows me…but…" she said as Whaleman vanished again. She quickly raised her axe as she blocked the incoming punch. "Is he teleporting? No…he's just moving faster now."
"Hoge! Hoge! Hoge!" Whaleman called out as their surroundings were rapidly changing.
"What's going on?" Ring said.
"He's panicking. Guess he wasn't too happy about that guy's earlier stunt." Jexi said.
"I can't think of a better time than now to finish him off." Hope said.
They passed through a number of multiverses before ending up back in the Cosmic Circus as Whaleman was looking very tired.
"You're out of gas. You know what that means." Mark said. "You're out of luck!"
"Lets harpoon this Whale!" Mermista said.
Whaleman growled as he started beating his chest before jumping into the air and coming down like a comet.
"He's gonna hurt the visitors with that attack." Cece said.
"Then…let's take this elsewhere…" Sunset said, pushing Koalanyan's nose.
Fell-Verse…
The group warped there along with Whaleman as he hit the ground, creating a devastating shockwave. The whale Yokai then looked around, seeing a devastated city around him.
The group quickly started attacking him rapidly as he was seen stumbling and being taken for quite the beat fest as he collapsed onto his knees as he breathed heavily.
"It's over. I don't know how you came back, nor do we care. After what you did to that girl the first time around, we won't let you put anyone else through what she did." Jexi said.
Whaleman looked around desperately but found there was no way to avoid is incoming fate.
Sunset tapped Koalanyan's nose, knowing this fight was well underwraps.
They all returned to the circus with the weakened Whaleman.
"Any last words?" Jexi said.
Whaleman only managed to smirk as he lifted his head up high. "Hoge!" he cried out, this one echoing across the entire multiverse as well as all the other multiverses that is had visited throughout the entire fight and before then. The group prepared for a shift but found none had taken place as Whaleman was laughing as its body disintegrated into nothing but darkness.
"Uh… what was the point of that if he was just gonna disappear anyway?" Peacock asked.
"For once…I'm not sure what he did that for." Sheer said.
"Least he's finally gone for…uh oh…" Jexi said as they saw Malchemical rising where Whaleman had been.
"What…the….hell? Is this a circus?" he said before looking to the group.
"Uh…hey. So uh…congrats on…you know…living." Kaito said.
Malchemical looked at them before preparing to attack. "Feed ME to an oversized whale?! I'm gonna-!"
It was at this point that he was chopped on the back of the neck as he collapsed to the ground.
"Yeah…we got other things bigger than you, buddy." Jexi said. "We should probably drop him off at prison before continuing on."
"Still, that was wild. All those different realities." Hope said. "That black haired guy looked really interesting. He countered Whaleman's shift."
"You think he's okay?" Ajna asked.
"Maybe a few broken ribs but I'm sure he lived." Kampan said.
"Uh…not sure it's him we should be worried about." Emo said, looking off to the side.
"What makes you say that?" Alkal asked.
"Cause looks like we picked up some extra passengers." the warlock said, pointing to where three Yo-kai were standing: Jibanyan and Komasan in explorer clothes and a normal red cat.
Jibanyan T
Komasan T
Rudy
Charming Tribe
"Oh…looks like they got caught up in the bursts." Sunset said.
"Oops." Ed stated.
"Aw…but we got a cute kitty too." Elize said, picking it up.
"That…that's me! Before I became a Yo-kai!" Jibanyan said.
"Wait, you mean…?" Mark started, before his eyes widened. "Oh my lord, we just kidnapped Amy's pet."
"Uh…we can send them back, right?" Shirou asked.
"We've still got Koalanyan, so it should be possible." Sunset said. "Though not sure how. Do I just say…take us to the Treasure-verse and…" she said, pushing his nose.
Treasure-Verse…
The group were soon back in the same temple as earlier.
"Can't believe that worked." Sunset said.
"Well, you two should head back to your group now." Krillin said to the two alternate Yo-kai.
"Yes, you two should!" a voice as in came a shark dressed as an explorer. "Honestly, what am I going to do with you?"
Indiana Jaws
Slippery Tribe
"Steve Jaws?" Sunset said.
"Huh? Oh, you must have me mistaken with someone else." Indiana said. "Sorry but I'm not him. I'm Indiana Jaws. But I get it. There are a few shark Yo-kai out there. I'm a professor in archeology and a trepid explorer." he said before seeing the watch. "A Yo-kai Watch huh? Heh…it's nice…but…you got one of these?" he said holding a blaster with a medal insert on the side.
"Huh, that's new to us." Usopp said. "What is it?"
"A Yo-kai Magnum. Just put in a medal and unleash the power of the Yo-kai right at your target." Indiana explained.
"So cool." Sunset said.
"Hmm…you seem like a good girl. Here." Indiana said, handing her a spare magnum along with a few medals. "These medals are the 12 Treasure Yo-kai we encountered, plus the medals of my team. You get into trouble, don't be afraid to call on us."
"Are you sure?" Sunset asked.
"Heh…don't worry. I saw that fight. You all seem like you need them more than we do right now. Besides, we're adventurers. We can always find more amazing treasures." Indiana said.
"Thanks guys. We appreciate it." Mark nodded. "We'd better be off, we've got another stop to make."
Mega-Verse…
"You sure this is where he came from?" Rainbow asked.
"Like I said, not sure where he came from but this is a good bet." Sunset said as she held Rudy.
"Okay, but it's weird. I don't think we're in the same place we were before." Mark said, as the city they were in looked less advanced than the city they were in before. "It looks like New York, but…"
The group's attention was grabbed by the sound of cheering, as a nearby crowd had gathered under a banner that read "WE'RE WITH YOU, HOMELANDER". Up on a stage, a tall man with blonde hair, fair skin, and blue eyes wearing a blue suit with red gloves and boots, and has gold shoulder pads and wrist protectors, as well as a cape designed like the American flag, waved to the crowd.
"...Uh oh. Wrong place to be." ZS said.
"We should probably get going." Mark said.
"Yeah. We should - where did Natsu go?" Ranma asked, the Dragon Slayer not with the group.
"3…2…1…" Emo counted off softly with his fingers.
"Hey, are you that idiot Homelander guy?!" Natsu called out from the crowd.
"Who said…!" Homelander started before he caught sight of Natsu, his eyes immediately shrinking at the sight. "Y-You!"
"Yeah…I came here cause I have a few words I wanna share with you personally." Natsu said, walking towards him as the stage was seemingly melting.
"Should we…?" Issei started to ask.
"Natsu will be fine. Let's try and find that city we were in before." Bardock said.
"And just leave Natsu here with that guy?" Glimmer asked. "That guy's an evil Superman, I can see the murder in his eyes!"
"You're really worried about Natsu?" Jexi smirked. "Nah…he can handle it."
Natsu was soon face to face with Homelander. "Now listen up…cause I'm only gonna say it once." Natsu said as his fist ignited. He pulled it back and landed a punch to Homelander's face, sending him right into the stage and ground. "Don't…you dare…mess with Fairy Tail!"
"And that's our cue to leave." Emo said, as the group beat a hasty retreat as the the beatdown of Homelander began.
Color-Verse…
"Wow, who knew Rudy had a Yo-kai medal?" Koneko remarked as the group arrived back in their home reality, alongside Natsu, smiling and only slightly disheveled.
"Yeah, that was a surprise. Amy sure seemed happy to get him back. Though she's…" Elize said.
'Yeah…but…then again, that event might not happen." Sunset said.
"Speaking of happiness, how was your workout?" ZS asked Natsu.
"You mean the one that destroyed several buildings and ended with Homelander laid out on the pavement, and Natsu getting dogpiled by six other superheroes?" Mark asked.
"Worth it." Natsu said. "It's a great warm up…when I finally see that jerk again."
"Right…Ignia." Jexi said.
"Still…I never expected us to go to all those multiverses…nor did I expect to get all the Treasure Medals in one go." Sunset said.
"Anything can happen, I guess. But I wonder if we'll ever see any of the people we met during our fight with Whaleman again?" Hope said.
"They got their own adventures to live Hope. Wouldn't be right to interfere too much? Plus, pretty sure one of the realities we passed through was Xros-Verse and I doubt they would have been happy if Whaleman had chosen to stop there and fight in their turf." Jexi said.
"Yeah, thats true." Hope said.
"Okay…now then…I have to ask…why did you come to the circus anyway?" Cece said.
"We wanted to know about the one who killed Dennis." Hope said. "We're sorry to hear about what happened."
"Wow…still have no tact, do you?" Ring said.
Cece, for her part, dropped her smile immediately as she became subdued, an unusual look for her. "Oh…that's why." she said.
"Tomnyan told us what happened." Mark spoke up. "We intend to make the Ghoulfather answer for what he's done. But we need your help. If you're up to it, can you or anyone else here tell us exactly what happened?" he asked gently.
"Well, for a long time now, the Yo-kai act had stopped getting attention, so Dennis just stayed on as a sort of magician of sorts with Tomnyan. Then one day, some guy came asking for him and killed him out of the blue. He wore all black, had a purple face and…weirdest thing…he kept hyping on the letter X." Cece said.
"Wait…that means the one that killed Dennis wasn't the Ghoulfather…it was…" Sunset said as an image came to mind. "...Agent X." she growled.
"He came here demanding the Yo-kai Watch Dream from Dennis but it was impossible." Ring said. "Cause he didn't have it anymore."
"He…he didn't?" Sunset asked.
"No…he gave it to a fan he met off grounds after the act dried up. Said…he wanted all to know about the Yo-kai and make friends with them." Ring said.
"Wait, that means his watch is still out there?" Mark asked. "That's what Agent X meant when he said Sunset wasn't the last Watch Holder…"
"Don't suppose you know who this fan was?" Eddy asked.
"I said it was off grounds, didn't I? I have no idea where he went or who he gave it to. No one does." Ring said.
"Hmm…is there anything else? Anything at all, doesn't matter how unimportant is seems." Mark urged them to recall.
"Well…there was this one word they said that sounded weird." Cece spoke. "I think it was…amrita?"
"Amrita…what the heck does that mean?" Eddy asked.
"It's a word that means immortality." Robin explained.
"Why would Agent X say that? He's a Yo-kai, he's already immortal." Rin pointed out.
"But Kelly isnt a Yo-kai. He's the only human in the Alliance." Kendo said.
"Perhaps becoming immortal some sort of goal for Kelly?" Rias suggested.
"No, I think we're getting off track." Mark sighed. "Dangit, there has to be someway to figure out where they are!"
"Wait…there was one other thing." Ring said. "After the guy…was finished, he grumbled about his suit getting wet again. He said the rain and mist around the tower made his clothes impossible to dry."
"A tower, with a lot of rain and mist around it…" Frisk said.
"Not a lot to go off on, but it's something." Mark nodded.
"Thank you. And don't worry…we're gonna pay them back for everything they caused both of us." Sunset said.
"Please do." Cece said.
"One more thing." Mark said, sounding gentle again. "We know you more than likely considered him family. With your permission, once these guys are dealt with…we'd like to hold a funeral for Dennis. If it's too hard for you…"
Cece was silent for a few moments, before she teared up a bit. "We haven't seen you for a long time. I was a little scared that I chased you guys away; it happens sometimes. But now…you want to help us say goodbye?" she asked, choking up.
"I've had to watch family and friends get buried before." Mark replied, sparing a glance at the ORC, while also thinking of his dad and Galen. "It's never easy. If we can help you get through this, then we should. Simple as that."
Cece smiled. "I'm the ringmaster of the Cosmic Circus. Our mission is to put smiles on everyone's faces. But after Agent X killed Dennis, it was like…a part of all of us died with him. Can we get that back?"
"...I'm not sure." SE admitted. "But life goes on. The memories of him remain with all of you. As long as someone is remembered…then they'll live forever. You can, and will, move forward."
Cece teared up as she continued to smile. "Thank you…so much." she said.
"No problem. As problematic as this was…I'm glad we got to meet you." Mark smiled. "Well, we better get going. Thanks for everything."
With that, the group headed off to the Galaxy King, taking off as Cece and Ring watched them leave.
"We'd better tell the others about all this." Ring said, turning to head into the circus, noticing that Cece still stood there. "Cece, you coming?"
"Right…" Cece said, wiping away her tears. "Coming!" she said, with the image of a gentle smile in her mind.
Both groups soon split off to continue their own paths. One paved with smiles and one marked with justice and heroism.
"Phew, a lot happened at that stop, didn't it?" ZS asked, as Emo walked past him and flopped onto the couch.
"Reality hopping makes my head hurt…" Emo groaned. "I don't know how Richard and Siege do it."
"Experience, most likely." Mark replied. "So, we got some information. We know the Yo-kai Alliance is hiding in a tower of some kind. And there's plenty of rain and fog there."
"Well, that tells us…pretty much nothing." Amethyst pointed out.
"Weird…feels like we may have actually seen something like that before somewhere." Sonic said.
"What do you mean, you've seen something like that?" Undyne asked.
"Maybe not the same world but the description does seem…" Twilight said before snapping her fingers. "The Tower of London!"
"Could that mean the Yo-kai Alliance is hiding somewhere in London?"
"Why London of all places?" Moltar asked.
"Wasn't Kelly's first name Edward?" Penny asked.
"Yeah, why?" Trish asked.
"Because that's the name of an alchemist, spirit medium, and convicted conman from Renaissance England." Penny answered. "He told the emperor of Prague he could transmute base metals into gold. When he failed to deliver, the emperor had Kelly locked up. He ended up dying in prison."
"How do you know all that?" Rainbow asked.
"I said I'd do research on the guy, didn't I?" Penny asked. "You don't think all I do is slack off and watch anime while we're in-between missions?"
"Well your history on the services seems to.." Arven said.
"Beside the point! Bottom line is, it makes sense he'd hide out in London." Penny said.
"Well what are we waiting for?! Let's storm that place and take him and his buddies out!" Eddy said.
"Cool it, short stuff. Do you even know which world he's even from?" Zoro said.
"Uh…well, we just narrow down all the worlds that have a London, then, uh…" Eddy said, losing steam.
"Exactly. We'd be charging in with no idea where he exactly is." Todoroki said. "Until we get a better idea or if one of them makes a move, we can't go acting recklessly."
"Alright, alright, I hear ya…" Eddy grumbled. "So, what're we gonna do now?"
"Continue work on the Crank-a-Kai. I get a good feeling something good will come our way if I keep working on it." Sunset said.
She didn't know how right she was as sitting inside the machine was a peculiar capsule. One with the number 7 etched into it.
Yo-kai Obtained from Treasure-Verse:
Jibanyan T, Komasan T, Indiana Jaws, Shovulcan, Zomboy, Nyanses II, Meopatra, Fitwit, El Dorago, The Hinix, Yodelsen, Narcis II, Zappadokia, Rosetta Stone, Mademoaiselle, Doescalibur, Encore Dead, Armorterasu
Yo-kai obtained from Crank-a-Kai:
Nurse Tongus, No-Go Kart, Cadable, Flamurice, Treasure Pest, Crummy Mummy, Cynake, Maginyan, Beetall, Rhinormous